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Ginger123
Sooo happy
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Eat Pray and Love
The best book ever!!!!!! I am so inspired during my commute. Anyone who needs a pick me up please buy this book
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Posted 11/21/07 8:39 AM  |
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Gertyrae
Peace out Homies!
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Better than that - read Three Cups of Tea....that man is awe-inspiring.
She seems like a selfish you-know-what after reading about Greg Mortenson.
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| Posted 11/21/07 9:29 AM |
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Ginger123
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
oooh thank you so much i am so excited to get it tonight in penn  thanks again
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| Posted 11/21/07 9:42 AM |
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I LOVED this book!! The author did a book tour and my friend saw her, she got the update on whats going on now...very interesting! But, I don't want to post b/c it will ruin it for those who haven't read it. FM me if you want an update!
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| Posted 11/21/07 9:48 AM |
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mka06
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Posted by Ginger123
The best book ever!!!!!! I am so inspired during my commute. Anyone who needs a pick me up please buy this book
i liked that book too! And, i'm gonna have to check out that other one if it is supposedly really good too!
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| Posted 11/21/07 9:48 AM |
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MrsCJK
Thankful!
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I am reading Eat Pray Love also and its an amazing book!!!
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| Posted 11/21/07 10:08 AM |
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MeeshkaMich
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
whats it about
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| Posted 11/21/07 10:17 AM |
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Ginger123
Sooo happy
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dana
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert’s fourth and latest book – a #1 best selling memoir about the year she spent traveling around the world in search of personal restoration after a difficult divorce
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| Posted 11/21/07 10:31 AM |
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Michi
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I met Elizabeth Gilber and she gave me prayer beads. She is sucha nice lady so down to earth!! She gave a talk at my job and I had to assist her with some stuff b4 her speach.
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| Posted 11/21/07 10:35 AM |
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karacg
Babygirl is 4!
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Hated hated hated this book --- sorry. IMO she is totally self-centered and self-absorbed. Nothing too interesting.
And PS I agree with Gerty.
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| Posted 11/23/07 10:59 PM |
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Shanti
True love
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I just started this but have to say already, I am not really seeing all the hype...
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| Posted 11/25/07 11:01 AM |
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Ginger123
Sooo happy
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dana
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I think if you are going through a rough period in life or have felt the way she has felt and can relate to it so it is amazing. if i was in a diff state i prob woudl not be so impressed
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| Posted 11/29/07 8:25 AM |
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robynfs
12/6/10!!
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Posted by karacg
Hated hated hated this book --- sorry. IMO she is totally self-centered and self-absorbed. Nothing too interesting.
And PS I agree with Gerty.
This is her experience and story...that's why you feel she is self-centered. It wasn't originally written for it to be a book I believe...it was from her journal. As someone else stated she published it for people who might benefit from her experience and want to change their life or going through a change.
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| Posted 11/29/07 2:01 PM |
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karacg
Babygirl is 4!
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Posted by robynfs
Posted by karacg
Hated hated hated this book --- sorry. IMO she is totally self-centered and self-absorbed. Nothing too interesting.
And PS I agree with Gerty.
This is her experience and story...that's why you feel she is self-centered. It wasn't originally written for it to be a book I believe...it was from her journal. As someone else stated she published it for people who might benefit from her experience and want to change their life or going through a change.
That's fine - but I still hated it.
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| Posted 11/30/07 6:06 AM |
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Shanti
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I finished it this weekend and enjoyed the second half much more than the first.
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| Posted 12/3/07 6:04 PM |
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vmac
Mommy VMac
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
i loved this book. she was on oprah again today and i am really amazed by her.
i don't think she is selfish. i really admire what she did for herself. i have learned a ton about myself through the book and really feel like it has given me an opportunity to look inward...
i also started a journal on "what i really really really want" and my "happy moments each day" as she recommended the first time she was on oprah. it just helps me focus on my life and how i can benefit.
i think it's really about living your best life and i am all about that!!
sorry for rambling.....
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| Posted 12/5/07 5:35 PM |
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JenniferH
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I am going to pick this up tomorrow!
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| Posted 12/16/07 12:56 AM |
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dm24angel
Happiness
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I have totally mixed feelings on it...I thought at first she was a little too self absorbed as well, but
I can see now how if written for yourself how it would come across a certain way , and some of the things she has written really moved me....yet Im still not liking HER as a person much, but the ideas and ideals and some experiences are great and I find myself remembering certain passgaes about God and its inspiring to here.
Its almost like I wish a different peson had wrote it? B/C some of the sarcasm/her humor comes across as disbelief in what shes saying on my part.
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| Posted 12/16/07 4:04 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Posted by robynfs
Posted by karacg
Hated hated hated this book --- sorry. IMO she is totally self-centered and self-absorbed. Nothing too interesting.
And PS I agree with Gerty.
This is her experience and story...that's why you feel she is self-centered. It wasn't originally written for it to be a book I believe...it was from her journal. As someone else stated she published it for people who might benefit from her experience and want to change their life or going through a change.
I agree with this. I am not done with the book but I am taking a lot away from the book. I guess I can see if someone isn't having any rough patches in their life why they might not appreciate the book but for me it has some points that hit close to home.
My friends gave it mixed reviews as well though. Some loved it and some hated it.
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| Posted 12/29/07 9:53 PM |
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ggt08
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
I am still reading it... At times I love it and at times I hate it. I can definately see taking away some things from this book but I feel Oprah hyped it way too much for me...
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| Posted 1/3/08 10:08 PM |
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Gertyrae
Peace out Homies!
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Posted by monkeybride
I agree with this. I am not done with the book but I am taking a lot away from the book. I guess I can see if someone isn't having any rough patches in their life why they might not appreciate the book but for me it has some points that hit close to home.
My friends gave it mixed reviews as well though. Some loved it and some hated it.
See...no matter what I thought she was self-serving. She ended the marriage, she was seeing someone else - yet she blamed her ex for her problems. Even when she went on her sabbatical, it was all about her.
I totally understand that it was a life experience book - and I appreciate it for that. I just felt that it was not a book that helped me grow or see the world in a new light.
There are other books that have done this in a much better way...and I have had plenty of rough patches in my life - including a bad marriage...I just felt that she blamed everyone else for her problems and ran away from things instead of dealing with them.
Again, JMO and I have no problems with others loving the book...it just didn't sit well with me.
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| Posted 1/5/08 3:45 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Posted by Gertyrae
Posted by monkeybride
I agree with this. I am not done with the book but I am taking a lot away from the book. I guess I can see if someone isn't having any rough patches in their life why they might not appreciate the book but for me it has some points that hit close to home.
My friends gave it mixed reviews as well though. Some loved it and some hated it.
See...no matter what I thought she was self-serving. She ended the marriage, she was seeing someone else - yet she blamed her ex for her problems. Even when she went on her sabbatical, it was all about her.
I totally understand that it was a life experience book - and I appreciate it for that. I just felt that it was not a book that helped me grow or see the world in a new light.
There are other books that have done this in a much better way...and I have had plenty of rough patches in my life - including a bad marriage...I just felt that she blamed everyone else for her problems and ran away from things instead of dealing with them.
Again, JMO and I have no problems with others loving the book...it just didn't sit well with me.
That's interesting because I felt just the opposite. I guess it's interesting to see how differently people can perceive a book. (I hope this comes across right, I don't mean any of this in an argumentative way).
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Shanti
True love
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Posted by monkeybride
Posted by Gertyrae
Posted by monkeybride
I agree with this. I am not done with the book but I am taking a lot away from the book. I guess I can see if someone isn't having any rough patches in their life why they might not appreciate the book but for me it has some points that hit close to home.
My friends gave it mixed reviews as well though. Some loved it and some hated it.
See...no matter what I thought she was self-serving. She ended the marriage, she was seeing someone else - yet she blamed her ex for her problems. Even when she went on her sabbatical, it was all about her.
I totally understand that it was a life experience book - and I appreciate it for that. I just felt that it was not a book that helped me grow or see the world in a new light.
There are other books that have done this in a much better way...and I have had plenty of rough patches in my life - including a bad marriage...I just felt that she blamed everyone else for her problems and ran away from things instead of dealing with them.
Again, JMO and I have no problems with others loving the book...it just didn't sit well with me.
That's interesting because I felt just the opposite. I guess it's interesting to see how differently people can perceive a book. (I hope this comes across right, I don't mean any of this in an argumentative way).
That's one of my favorite things about discussing books - how differenly people can interpert the books, characters, themes, etc. I miss being in a book club!
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| Posted 1/8/08 5:34 PM |
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JenBenMen
party of five
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
this is one of my faves
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| Posted 1/10/08 10:21 PM |
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melbalalala
Little Lady
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Re: Eat Pray and Love
Posted by karacg
Hated hated hated this book --- sorry. IMO she is totally self-centered and self-absorbed. Nothing too interesting.
And PS I agree with Gerty.
I just finished the India section and I couldnt agree more. This book is KILLING me and boring me to DEATH!
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